September 28, 2015

Mis Queridos 

Happy Monday! So fun to read about your weeks, i'm glad everything

went well. We had a pretty crazy week over here in Spain with

tranfers. As i'm sure you heard, i'm leaving paradise which absolutely

breaks my heart, but i'm going to a great place. It's pretty funny

actually about 3 days before we found out about transfers we were

playing the what if game and at one point I said, "I just want to stay

or go to Barrio 3 with Hermana Irigoyen!" Lo and Behold The Lord was

listening.... I'm going to Barrio 3 with Hermana Irigoyen! She is from

Argentina (native wahoo!!) and I have only heard great things. We are

going to be the sister training leaders there too which will keep us

extra busy. Hermana Griffin served there before she absolutely loved

it. So i'm excited :) Sad to leave paradise, but happy to go back to

civilazation haha 

I do have some final updates on my people, the highlight definitely

being with Susi. She was confirmed yesterday and is now the newest

member in Las Palmas! She is incredible. She is going to help the

church in the islands be strengthened so much. She is already saying

the opening prayer in Relief Society and will have a calling in no

time :) I love this family I am so excited for them.

Next up, Danny. We had the BEST lesson with him this week. We didn't

even bring it up, he just started asking all of these questions about

his baptism and confirmation. He wants to get baptized and is ready to

go, he just wants to make sure his faith and testimony are strong

enough, which I am totally fine with. We have only been meeting for 6

weeks! Through out the lesson told us though that he has made the

decision to get baptized, he just wants to be more prepared. Sad to

miss it, but excited for the picture that will be coming soon :) He is

such a cool guy I feel so blessed to have met and shared the gospel

with him.

Marina is also progressing towards her baptism as well. She is set for

just a few weeks away and feels ready, but wants her husband to be

there. He left to go visit his family in Brazil and will be back in

December. Again, sad to leave, but excited to see the pictures haha :)

Last night they showed the women's broadcast and we were BAD

missionaries and totally spaced telling her about it. But I guess she

was paying attention during the announcements at church because she

showed up all on her own :) THE BEST! She got me the cutest gift, I'm

going to miss her!

The Benitez Family... wow that was hard saying goodbye to them!

Vanessa is hands down the most prepared investigator I have ever

taught. This week she asked is there was a member going to the temple

soon so they could do the work for her mom and her grandmother. What

investigator says that?! She is doing a LOT better with the word of

wisdom and is still coming with her dad and her girls every week.

Praying hard that she will get baptized soon.

We met with Lilian this week and her life is just really hard. On top

of everything that she is going through, she has been SO sick these

last few weeks. She hasn't been able to make it to church because of

that, but she has been reading the book of mormon every single day.

She told us this week that she missed her bus because she was so into

the part that she was reading haha she is great. I'm going to miss her

and Scarlett so much!

We got the best news this week too. Yamilka is moving to Virginia in

the UNITED STATES!!! She'll be there in November and I am so so

excited. I was absolutely dreading saying goodbye to her because we

have gotten so close over the last 6 months, but yesterday wasn't even

hard because i'll get to see her so soon! So so so excited.

Just so you know though, things aren't all rainbows and butterflies

here. This week I got pooped on by a bird... Right in the middle of my

head!!! That was a lame day. I do NOT like pigeons (sorry emma).

I love Las Palmas! I am so grateful that I got to serve here. The

members here are absolutely incredible I am going to miss them like

crazy. They have taught me so much and have strengthen my testimony in

ways that no one else could. The only thing that helped me not cry my

face off was that I will get to see them again in March. Heads up mom

and dad that is going to be a rough despedida! I'm excited for the

next chapter though, good things are ahead in Barrio 3. I love you

guys thank for all of the love and support you send my way. I couldn't

do this without you! Have a great week 

xo,

Hermana Marsh

Sent from my iPad

La Familia Roka. The most incredible family! I'm going to be a better member of the church thanks their examples. Love them! (Pretty Willy is here... He needs to be mentioned!)

Susi and her darling girls 

 YAMILKA! She is my miracle in Las Palmas. I still can't believe how great she is! 

Luckiest missionary in the world.

 My little girls 💕

They are the daughters of our recent convert Yajaira and wow am I going to miss that family. So darling!

   Danny Boy! Next pic you see of him will be his baptism :)